Ho Chi Minh city greeted more than 246,000 foreign tourists in July 2013, a 9 percent rise against the same month last year, according to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
(TITC) - On 16th July 2013, Ha Noi's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) to hold a conference on "Applying Green Lotus label for tourist accommodations in Ha Noi".
During the first six months of 2013, Hanoi has welcomed nearly 9.1 million tourists, an increase of 9% over the same period last year.
Beginning in early June, the project of upgrading and improving the dock station on Titov island in Halong bay has been invested with over VND47 billion by Halong bay management unit.
A Busan Ulsan Jeju photo exhibition at the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel offers a scintillating view of Korean tourist attractions and its culture.
VIETNAM-BASED tour operator Luxury Travel {C}(www.luxurytravel.es) will showcase Vietnam as a new luxury destination to Latin Americans with the addition of a representative office in Argentina.
(TITC) - Responding to the National Tourism Stimulus Program 2013, on 23rd May, Ben Tre's Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism hold a conference on complementing tourism stimulus program.
During the first six months of 2013, the tourism sector has raked in around VND105 trillion (US$4.9 billion), a year-on-year increase of 23.5%.
Basic conditions for a dossier submitted to UNESCO for the recognition of Hue singing as an oral and intangible cultural heritage of humanity were determined at a workshop in central Thua Thien-Hue province on July 20.
Hat Then (Then singing), a distinctive musical genre and a special combination of the spiritual and cultural life of Tay, Nung and Thai ethnic groups in Vietnam, has drawn the attention of many collectors and researchers over the past decade.
Hanoi has proposed that five of the city's historic sites be recognised as national special relics in 2014.
The Thua Thien Hue Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced that 21 businesses will join the 2013 tourism stimulus programme, with specific promotional products.